Mitt Romney
Republican from Massachusetts
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Mitt Romney served a single term as governor of Massachusetts, elected to that post in 2002. He graduated from Brigham Young University and earned an MBA from Harvard Business School and a law degree from Harvard Law School. He was born in Detroit in 1947 and now lives in Massachusetts. His father was governor of Michigan and made an unsuccessful run for president in 1968. Romney has worked as a turn-around expert for private companies, including Staples and Dominos Pizza, and in 2002 took over managment of the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City and turned the scandal-plagued games into a success. Romney and his wife, Ann, have five sons. He withdrew from the presidential race on Feb. 7, 2008.
Romney's statements by ruling
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Recent statements by Mitt Romney
"Two-thirds of our economy is a consumer economy."
Thursday, January 24th, 2008 in Boca Raton, Fla.
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"I was pretty proud of being the only guy on the stage that ever had a job in the private sector."
Friday, January 25th, 2008 in a campaign rally in Pensacola.
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"I don't have lobbyists running my campaign."
Thursday, January 17th, 2008 in a news conference in a Staples store in Columbia, S.C.
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"(My dad) used to campaign against the gas-guzzling dinosaurs."
Monday, January 14th, 2008 in a TV interview on CBS.
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"I don't describe your plan as amnesty in my ad. I don't call it amnesty."
Saturday, January 5th, 2008 in a debate in Manchester, N.H.
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Recent attacks by Mitt Romney
John McCain has said the economy is "not his strong suit."
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"Gasoline would rise in price by approximately 50 cents a gallon" if the McCain-Lieberman bill became law.
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"Now, I also support the Bush tax cuts. Sen. McCain voted against them originally. He now believes they should be made permanent. I'm glad he agrees they should be made permanent."
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Barack Obama "wants the government to take over health care, spend hundreds of billions of dollars of new money for health insurance for everyone."
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"Sen. McCain says it was not a mistake to vote against the Bush tax cuts ... but now says the tax cuts need to be made permanent."
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Recent attacks on Mitt Romney
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"(Romney's) record was that he raised taxes by $730-million." |
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Mitt Romney wants "to set a date for withdrawal" from Iraq. |
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"He told gay organizers in Massachusetts he would be a stronger advocate for special rights than even Ted Kennedy." |
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Romney left Massachusetts "with a $245-million debt because of the big government-mandated health care system." |
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Mitt Romney previously believed "that abortion should be safe and legal in this country." Now he is "prolife." |
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Recent stories featuring Mitt Romney
5 conservative concerns about McCain: Attacks by conservatives became so sharp last week that Sen. John McCain asked for a cease-fire. Here's a look at why they're unhappy and what PolitiFact has said about their complaints.
Super scramble: In the final hours before Super Tuesday, the candidates traded charges on everything from the economy to political pork. We examined their claims and found they were largely correct.
Showdown in Simi Valley: We check the facts from the Republican debate and again find John McCain is incorrect when he says Mitt Romney supported a timetable to withdraw from Iraq.
FACT SHEET: Economic policy: We check out the latest on President Bush's economic stimulus package and where the candidates stand on economic issues.
Another flap over flip-flops: John McCain jeers Mitt Romney for his change in positions on abortion and gun control.
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